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Traditional English :: ulcer
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ulcration - n. 1 an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, often forming pus. 2 a a moral blemish. b a corroding or corrupting influence etc. ulcered adj. ulcerous adj. [ME f. L ulcus -eris, rel. to Gk helkos] |
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Traditional English :: ulcerate
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ulcration - v.tr. & intr. form into or affect with an ulcer. ulcerable adj. ulceration n. ulcerative adj. [ME f. L ulcerare ulcerat- (as ULCER)] |
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Traditional English :: ulcer
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ulcration - n. 1 an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, often forming pus. 2 a a moral blemish. b a corroding or corrupting influence etc. ulcered adj. ulcerous adj. [ME f. L ulcus -eris, rel. to Gk helkos] |
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Traditional English :: ulcerate
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ulcration - v.tr. & intr. form into or affect with an ulcer. ulcerable adj. ulceration n. ulcerative adj. [ME f. L ulcerare ulcerat- (as ULCER)] |
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Traditional English :: ulema
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ulcration - n. 1 a body of Muslim doctors of sacred law and theology. 2 a member of this. [Arab. ' ulama pl. of ' alim learned f. ' alama know] |
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Traditional English :: uliginose
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ulcration - adj.
(also uliginous) Bot. growing in wet or swampy places. [L uliginosus f. uligo -ginis moisture] |
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